Rick and Marilyn Boyer
Rick and Marilyn Boyer are true pioneers of the home education movement. They began teaching the eldest of their fourteen children at home in 1980 and are still actively home schooling their three youngest children today.
Rick and Marilyn have authored several books on home schooling and Christian parenthood and have spoken at conferences all across America and in several foreign countries. Their books have been translated into a number of foreign languages and have circulated around the world. Their ministry, The Learning Parent, encourages parents through the resources they publish, their speaking ministry, this Web site, a monthly newsletter, and their articles, which have been published in several leading home schooling magazines.
Marilyn is always appreciated for her keen and warmhearted insights into parenting while Rick, with his humorous, folksy style has been called "the Will Rogers of the home schooling movement."
www.TheLearningParent.com
Davis Carman
www.apologia.com
Davis Carman is passionate about being a husband and father. He and the wife of his youth, Rachael, have been happily married since 1986. They live near Charlotte, North Carolina where they are raising their seven children. The kids range in age from 5 to 18 with two boys on one end, two boys on the other, and three girls tucked safely in the middle. The Carman family has been enjoying the adventures of the homeschool lifestyle since 1996 when God "got their attention."
Davis graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University in Mechanical Engineering. He continued his education at Purdue University where he received his Master of Science degree. The first ten years of his career included research and development in the aerospace and automotive industries. The second ten years he was the general manager a growing plastic manufacturing company.
Davis is active in his local church having served in various capacities including Awana Commander, Sunday school teacher, deacon, and elder. Since 2002, he has served on the board of North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE), currently fulfilling the responsibilities of administrative vice president. He is also the North Carolina Ambassador for The Home School Foundation - a ministry dedicated to helping homeschool families in need.
In June 2008, Davis purchased Apologia Educational Ministries - a leading publisher of creation-based science curricula, designed specifically for homeschoolers. Under Davis’ leadership, Apologia is expanding into other product lines including practical and inspirational books for the homeschool community. He introduced the ApologiaWorld™ e-newsletter in October 2008 and the first ApologiaLive™ conference event for homeschool moms in February 2009 in Baltimore. Davis is committed to staying true to the Apologia mission - to help homeschoolers learn, live, and defend the Christian faith.
A Christian radio station manager had this to say about Davis and Rachael. "[They] have the unique ability of turning their personal experiences with homeschooling into encouraging lessons for all of us... and they are lessons that transcend homeschooling. They are about a life devoted to The Truth. God has used them to uplift, refocus, and teach many people, myself included."